Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-04
HONOR TO HIT.
Orlando HIT, Esa., Presented With
an Elegant Watch and Cham
By HIS Friends.

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Orlando Hit, Of this city assembled
at the Court House Monday In
Clerk Williams office, to witness the
presentation Of an elegant gold watch
and chain 80 o. Hite from his Mex
leo friends" on the eve Of his depart
ure for Trinidad, Colorado. where, in
the future, he will make his home,
having formed a partnership with A.
@. McChesney,a prominent lawyer of
that place, for the practice of law
At $3.50. the following gentlemen
we're present: f. r. Jesse, DIR,
w. L. Lemon. &. Blum, r.. Nj.
White, L. +. Roden, JAS. Finn, Jno.
| W. Atchison, Renfro Gibbs, 4. q.
Bryan. j. V. Williams. r. z. Hop
kins, j. G. Trimble. c. B, Morris,
z. L. Locke, Geo. Robertson, Nj. y
Duncan, Judge Flynt, Judge Raftery'
f. ID. Graham. DIR, Il. s. Gave, Joe
Morris, VIM. kemper, Frank Tuck
er, Homer Bassford, Hubert Schmidt,
DR.. McWilliams. Jas. Garrett, g. d,
Rodgers, E. Mcdonald, b. f. Tom
~Iinson, B. +. Dobyns, L. Phillip, A
C. Hit, JAS. Galloway, JAS. L.
johnson, W. Trimhle, A. g. Turner,
A. Smith, j. 4 Hit, Frank Turner,
J. A. McIntire,IsJ. c, Shepherd end
F. V. Gentry. Upon motion of Geo.
Robertson, NJ. Y. Duncan was elect
ed chairman OF the meeting, and upon
J. G.. Trimble's motion, Homer Bass
ford was made secretary. Mr.. Dun
can in a short, appropriate speech,
referred TO Mr.. Hit in a touching
manner, spoke of him in the highest
possible terms, and with all his heart
wished him great success in his Wes-
tern home. The following resolu-
tions were introduced by F. c.
Bryan:
"WHEREAs, Orlando Hit has deter
mined to change his home from Mex,
leo to Trinidad, Colorado, there to
engage in the practice Of his profess
sion, we, his fellow citizens, take this
opportunity to express our regret at
his departure, our admiration for his
ability as a lawyer, u strong at
tachment to him as a true friend and
our appreciation of HIM as an enter
prising and patriotic citizen.
We recognize in him those sterling
qualities which insure success in the
battle of life and recon- Dend him tc
those with whom he will make his
home in the future as an upright
honorable man and a lawyer of su.
perio- ability, faithful in the dis
charge of every trust committed te
his hands,"
/, Following the reading and adop
1 ton of the resolutions, E. d. Ora
ham and r. M. White we're appoint
8 ed a committee to produce MIR
Hit" The committee left the room
and returned in a few minutes witt
that gentleman, whose face and ac
tions plainly showed how completed,
{ surprised he was, and that he vas to
tally unprepared for such a demon
stration of friendship and esteem Oh
the part Of his friends. Mr.. Hit
had just entered the room, and hat
!, not seated himself, when j. G.. Trim
BILE, advanced toward him, holding il
his hand the watch, which he pre-
sented with the following touching
and appropriate remarks:
Mr.. Hit, 1t has been the custom
from ancient times when friend
separate, for those who remain he
hind to give to the departing on
some slight token Of their regard
oftimes of 10 intrinsic value, but rich
In the memories of pleasant associa
: tons which a sight of it awakens
> In later days, and especiali.
in our own country, thi
3 beautiful custom has takel
the form of interchange of photo
5 graphs, that the friend, though ia
$ away, may still carry with him som
q slight resemblance to the features Q
D companions of other days. Some G
your Mexico friends, they are not a
here, in commemoration of this prae
y tice of our fathers fathers, now tbs
you are about to sever the ties of as
ISOLATION with US and cast your lot i
a far distant state, bring you here
not some small trinket of no value t
), be land carefully away and to be see
only at long intervals, not yet thei
photographs, for these at the hes
are but imperfect and can never Civ
back to the gaze that sparkle of th
eye and Tightening of the countenanc
betpkening true friendship, bu
lie in their stead they bring 20
+ this watch, and hope that in its con
partnership and service to you it ma
approximate in some small degre
- the constancy and fidelity of tn
2 friendship and good wishes of i,
donors towards you. Take it then q
: a keepsake from your friends, an
when you a no longers behold til
natural faces OF its givers, may yo
o always find in its face AM image c
the absent ones; and may the gold c
,. its case ever remind you of the chal
1, acter of the friendship and esteer
to with which we shall always regar
you.
" We are sorry to-day tina it ha